# Günther Tessmann

> Günter Theodor Tessmann was a German anthropologist, explorer, botanist and zoologist who travelled in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Peru. He wrote a two volume work on the Fang people, Die Pangwe (1913), and another on the people of Peru in Die Indianer Nordost-Perus (1930). He also collected natural history specimens and cultural artefacts for German museums, particularly in his hometown Lübeck. A number of species were described from his collections including the plant genera Tessmannia, Tassmannianthus and Tessmanniodoxa.

*German explorer, botanist and zoologist (1884-1969)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1884-04-02
- **Died:** 1969-11-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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- [Тесман, Гюнтер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%93%D1%8E%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1561875)

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